Mexico

Chicken Enchiladas, made with supermarket ingredients

Name: Chicken Enchiladas
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Mexico
Ingredients: 4 corn tortillas; 500 ml cooked chicken, shredded; 500 ml Monterey Jack cheese, shredded; 350 ml red enchilada sauce

The authentic flavor in three easy steps with what any supermarket sells, in metric, for students and anyone cooking far from home (serves 2).

35 min2 to wash

3 lazy steps

1
Shred cooked chicken and mix with 250 ml of cheese and 120 ml of enchilada sauce.
2
Roll the chicken mixture into 4 corn tortillas and place them seam-down in a baking dish.
3
Pour the remaining sauce over the top, sprinkle with 250 ml of cheese, and bake at 190°C (190°C) for 20 minutes.

How it's eaten in Mexico

In Mexico, enchiladas are often topped with crumbled queso fresco, raw onion rings, and a drizzle of crema.

Ingredients (serves 2)

corn tortillas4
Swap: 4 flour tortillas（easier to roll）
cooked chicken, shredded500 ml
Monterey Jack cheese, shredded500 ml
red enchilada sauce350 ml

Authentic ingredients in Mexico

corn tortillas12
cooked shredded chicken500 ml
Oaxaca cheese, shredded500 ml
homemade red chili sauce (from dried guajillo & ancho chiles)500 ml
lard60 ml
Mexican crema120 ml
queso fresco60 ml
white onion, sliced1/2

Optional authentic touch
Lightly frying the tortillas in oil before rolling prevents them from tearing and absorbing too much sauce.

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